MediaHQ

Media relations without the pain: media contacts, press release sending, and reporting in one PR platform

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Founded

2006

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About MediaHQ

MediaHQ is a PR platform from Dublin that combines a researched database of 60,000+ UK and Irish media contacts with press release distribution and email performance reporting. PR teams build segmented media lists, write releases and pitches with ChatGPT-based assistants, send to journalists, and track deliveries, opens, and clicks without leaving the app. It is built for in-house comms teams, agencies, charities, and public bodies that pitch UK and Irish media.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Contact data is researched and updated by an in-house team, and reviewers repeatedly praise its accuracy for Irish and UK media
Fast workflow from list building to sending a release, with a reported 97% average email deliverability
Built-in GDPR handling, including source notes on each contact and automatic opt-out tracking
Responsive customer support with a named customer success agent for every account
ChatGPT-based release and pitch assistants plus a browser extension for capturing journalist contacts
Rated about 4.6 to 4.7 out of 5 on G2 and Capterra

Cons

No published pricing; you must book a demo to get a quote
Coverage is strongest in Ireland and the UK and thinner for other international markets
Some reviewers report glitchy dashboard search and a learning curve with list management
Occasional formatting issues in sent releases, and some contact details still need double-checking
Hard to justify for teams sending only one or two releases, as MediaHQ itself notes

Key Features

Media contacts database

60,000+ journalist and newsdesk profiles across the UK and Ireland, sorted into 150+ topics and kept current by an in-house research team.

Smart media lists

Filter contacts by topic, region, media type, and more to build lists in seconds, then save, favourite, and share them with your team.

Press release distribution

Paste or template a release, attach images, pick your lists, and send immediately or schedule it, with each recipient's name pulled in automatically.

Press release reporting

Dashboards show delivery rate, opens, and clicks per release, plus time-of-day and day-of-week breakdowns, with PDF export for clients or colleagues.

ChatGPT press release creator

Generates headlines and draft press releases from your prompts so you can edit rather than start from a blank page.

AI pitching tool

Four pitch-specific prompts produce first drafts and subject lines for personalised pitches to individual journalists, newsdesks, or podcasts.

MediaHQ Discover browser extension

Captures the author's contact details while you read an article, adds them to a list or opens a pitch, and lets you request research on contacts not yet in the database.

Media movement alerts

Notifications flag journalists who change roles or outlets so your lists stay accurate and bounce rates stay low.

GDPR opt-out handling

Every contact record carries a timestamped note of where the data came from, and opt-out requests are tracked for you when you send through MediaHQ.

International and podcast contacts

Core package includes about 800 European and 400 North American newsdesks, 2,000+ podcast contacts, and 200+ influencer contacts.

Pricing

Core package

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Media contacts database (60,000+ contacts, 150+ topics)
Press release distribution and media list manager
Search, reports, and analytics
International newsdesks, podcast contacts (MediaHQ Pod), and influencer contacts
Dedicated customer success agent and 30-minute onboarding training

Add-ons

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